The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-23
EUROPE EXCITED.


| Wari1ke Breese Floating Over Rusoaas
Germany, Italy ssd Austria.
vienna, Dec. l1-Count Kalnoky was In
conference with. the Emperor almost all
| yesterday afternoon. 1t is reported that
| he will now agree to . joint note from the
powers to Russia demanding IA explana-
ton Of her military preparations. Sun
days council will decide the matter. A
strong feeling exists IN the city in favor Of
sending an immediate ultimatum to Russia,
to be followed in case Of IN unsatisfactory
reply by Q rapid march of the German and
Austrian forces on the Russian frontier.
1t IL feared that war will occur in the
spring a. the feeling Is intense. A states.
man whose usual mood Is peaceful summed
up the situation thus: "If there were Q
young Emperor on the German throne he
would do Is Frederick the Great did-make
dash into the enemy's territory before
concentration was possible" It is assert
ed that the first draft OF the Military Ga
sette's article was very strong, and that NJ.
De Giers, the Russian Foreign Minister, in
sisted upon milder statement
The Austrian press is unanimously Of
the opinion that the article published in
the IT. Petersburg OFFICIAL Military Gazette,
in relation to the military preparations OF
the powers, has greatly Increased the
acuteness Of the situation. Tho Pesther
Lloyd says Austria must make military
preparations involving large expense. The
paper also states that it IL untrue that
Roumania will, in the event Of war, place
two army corps on the Russian frontier.
Roumania will in any event remain neutral
Well informed persons believe that Russia
may threaten, but that she will not VEN
ture to challenge the triple alliance.
RUSSIAN VIEWS.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 1.-THE Official
Military Gazette article favorably impressed
the pu bile mind as exactly expressing tho
National feeling as Russia neither desired
nor feared war. The Journal de 81. Peters
burg says: Every impartial judge will
admit that Russia is not responsible for the
continuous achievements and the condi-
ton OF armed peace. 1t is true that the
central powers aIlege that the sole object
of their alliances and ornaments is
the maintenance Of the pacific
statu quo based upon existing
treaties. If, therefore. Russia associates
herself with and guarantees peace by taking
defensive measures to preserve the equi-
lbrium OF the powers, it remains to be de-
cided to what point this abuse OF the prin-
ciple 81 Wis pacem para bellum, which
weighs heavily on the finances of every
country. while exciting passion and alarm
ing the public mind, is the best means OF
preserving peace, which all the world ap-
pears to desire, and the maintenance of
which we believe to be assured for long
period, thanks to our good relations with
our neighbors."
THE GERMAN ARMY.
BERLIN, Dec. 17-General Won Schellen-
dorff, the Minister of War, in speech on
the Military bill in the Reichstag yesterday
said that the object of the bill could be per-
fectly summed up in the words of the EN-
peror on the opening Of Parliament: 'Thc
Empire, by Gods help, should become 50
strong that it could meet every danger
with calmness, from whatever quarter it
might be attacked